PRI HAS PROUDly PARTNERed WITH MANY WONDERFUL TWIN CITIES ORGANIZATIONS

Gardening Matters is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting and preserving community gardening across the Twin Cities by connecting gardeners to each other and to the communities in which they reside. They provide training and resources to support community gardeners in achieving community gardens that are successful and sustainable.

The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) is a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1982 to foster an ethic of stewardship for farmland, to promote sustainable agriculture and to develop sustainable communities.

Hope Community created and implemented a vision for a neighborhood where most had little hope. One building at a time, abandoned spaces have turned into homes for families. But buildings alone do not make community. People must build a community, and that understanding is at the core of Hope Community’s approach to neighborhood revitalization.

Great River School, an urban Montessori learning community, prepares students for their unique roles as responsible and engaged citizens in the world. Founded on leadership, service, and peace formation, Great River fosters independence, critical thinking, respect, responsibility to self, to others, and to the earth.

SouthWoods Forest Gardens is located in the Spring Lake watershed and is a rich fertile island surrounded by wetlands. Permaculture principals are an integral part of every system at SouthWoods. They guide the decisions, enrich the soil, conserve and collect natural resources, build flora and fauna diversity, and ensure the sustained capacity of the residents. SouthWoods is a living lab of design, plant systems and research.

Cornercopia Student Organic Farm is located at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities on the St. Paul campus. Cornercopia is a USDA certified organic farm that provides students hands-on whole farm learning opportunities, food for the local community and a place for community building, multi-disciplinary education, research and outreach

Gandhi Mahal is a full-spice, Bangladeshi/Indian restaurant. The owner's family comes from Bangladesh, and is pleased to offer dishes cooked from recipes that have survived in the family for many generations. Gandhi Mahal's mission is to provide high quality, healthy food that promotes a peaceful mind and experience in a soothing environment. They believe in a policy of environmental responsibility and sustainable and ethical economics and achieve this in many ways, from small details such as using containers for leftovers that can be re-used many times, to growing their own food in community gardens and an on-site aquaponics system, to purchasing locally, to donating monetarily and by volunteerism to causes both local and global.

Spark-Y is a 501(c)3, non-profit organization providing sustainable education for youth through local Twin Cities' schools and partner organizations. Founded in 2009 by Mary Helen Franze, the organization has grown rapidly. Spark-Y now partners with 12 schools, host an annual summer internship program, and have expanded the number of youth served to over 600 each year. To impart knowledge and empowerment, the organization offer programs focused on urban agriculture systems including aquaponics, vermi-composting, algae cultivation, and mushroom cultivation. During coursework, students learn to construct and build these systems as a team guided by a rich curriculum covering diverse subject matter.

Waite House Neighborhood Center has provided community building activities, youth and service programs to the ever-changing Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis since 1969. The dedicated and diverse staff of Waite House have been providing human services and community building activities to this ever-changing community. Facilities at Waite House include a kitchen, gymnasium, classrooms and meeting space, and a food shelf

Gigi’s is a neighborhood place where you’re welcome to hang out and have a coffee and a scone, or to go for dinner and a bottle of wine. People looking for a place to conduct work meetings here or do their homework are always welcome! Gigi’s Cafe makes everything from scratch using as many local ingredients as possible. They buy only sustainably farmed meats and are committed to respecting our oceans through their membership in the Minnesota Zoo Fish Smart program.

Growing Lots is an urban farm in the heart of Minneapolis. They are dedicated to growing lots of healthy, sustainably produced food right in the neighborhood of the folks who consume it. A visit to thier farm will show you that neglected urban spaces can be transformed into places of beauty, gathering, education, and abundance.

Established in 2010, Beez Kneez, LLC is a honeybee education organization that delivers raw, local honey by bicycle, provides in-hive education classes at Twin Cities community gardens, parks, school and urban farms.

Common Roots Catering was founded with the same values as the Common Roots restaurant: to create food with local character that is worthy of your celebrations and special events. Minnesota is their home and inspiration.